"The collection of prose poems is a 4-part sequence that engages the perilous times in which we live, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. The work is conceived as a meditation on issues of home, illness and recovery, compassion, social justice and the earth. The human condition, under threat and on high alert, needs healing as does the natural world. The collection is meant to be experimental and innovative for readers in the time of the current pandemic. The startling and vivid work of graffiti artists from around the world has been an inspiring response to the coronavirus lockdown. Images depicting the theme of "Illness and healing" are used throughout the book. Anthony Labriolas work has appeared in The Canadian Forum, PRISM international, Vallum: Contemporary Poetry, Stone Voices, Still Point Arts Quarterly, Passion: Poetry, The Colours of Saying, Bells & Pomegranates, and Strange Fictions (Vagabondage Press). His poetry collections include The Rigged Universe, Birds and Arrows, Sun Dogs, Invisible Mending, The Blessing of the Bikes & Other Life Cycles, Armour & Lace: From the Dragon Slayers Notebook, and The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters.

His published prose works include Devouring the Artist, The Pros & Cons of Dragon-Slaying, Poor Love & Other Stories, The Lonely Barber, The Dandelion Clock, An Englishman in Italian, Dragonflys Urban Crusade and Jealousy: Two Tales (Anaphora Literary Press). The Japanese Waltzing Mouse & Other Tales (Cranberry Tree Press) appeared in August 2016. He lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with his family"--.